Nerissa Naidoo

Education: Diploma in Mechanical Draughting, Damelin (2019-2021), TEFL and TESOL certificate, TEFL Universal (2023)

Experience: Journalist, Briefly News (2024-present) Writer & Editor, Entail.ai (2023-24) Ghostwriter, TUW Dibbly (2021-24) Writer, Featherpen.org (2021-25) Copy Editor, National Today (2023-25) Social Media Manager, Naleli Home Decor (2019-22)

Nerissa Naidoo is a writer and editor with seven years of experience. Currently, she is a human interest writer at Briefly News and joined the publication in 2024. She began her career contributing to Morning Lazziness and later joined Featherpen.org. As a TUW ghostwriter, she focused on non-fiction, while her editorial roles at National Today and Entail.ai honed her skills in content accuracy and expert-driven editing. You can reach her at nerissa.naidoo@briefly.co.za

2233 articles published since 02 Dec 2024

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"Twinkle twinkle": Heroic Cape Town officer helps mum with crying baby

Family and Relationships

16 days ago

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"They don't listen": KwaMashu learner dies following energy drink purchase from local shop

Family and Relationships

16 days ago

"We did a thing": Scottish couple driving from Scotland arrive in SA after 330 days on the road

Family and Relationships

16 days ago

"Worst gift": Schalk Bezuidenhout finishes the Comrades Marathon and gets a free ticket for 2027

People

17 days ago

"No answers": SA mourns 1-year-old's death in a pit toilet in Tsolo as community demands justice

Family and Relationships

17 days ago

SA's new way to tackle licence disc fraud with number plate scanning technology emerging soon

People

17 days ago

Johannesburg matric student self-publishes two books while still in high school

Women Empowerment

17 days ago

Johannesburg matric student Naledi Setzin self-published two books during her matric year, a children's story and a poetry chapbook, with a message that inspired.

"I have fought the good fight": SAPS mourns Limpopo fallen officer Colonel Phuti Salome Phoko

Family and Relationships

17 days ago

The SAPS Limpopo laid Colonel Phuti Salome Phoko to rest after the Station Commander of Modimolle passed away on 3 June following more than two decades of service.

"Poor mother": Umlazi woman faces trial over 5-year-old kidnapping and murder after demanding ransom

Family and Relationships

17 days ago

Sibongile Ngwadla from Umlazi is set to go on trial in July for allegedly kidnapping and killing five-year-old Simphiwe Ntobeko Xaba after demanding R60,000.

"The big 5?": Elephant targets man at Kruger as tourists scramble to escape terrifying encounter

People

17 days ago

Tourists at the Kruger National Park had a terrifying close call when a large elephant pushed its trunk into their vehicle and a tusk came close to one of the men.

"You guys are funny": Nigerian man defends SA from trolls after losing the World Cup opening match

People

18 days ago

A Nigerian defended SA after online trolls mocked Bafana Bafana's 2-0 loss to Mexico in the 2026 FIFA opener, reminding critics of SA's unmatched sporting legacy.

"Stop explaining yourself": Ghana man shares message to South Africans amid xenophobia debate

Family and Relationships

18 days ago

A Ghanaian man living in SA told South Africans they owe no one an explanation, saying legally documented foreigners are living peacefully without any problems.

Two Wits professors join Isaac Newton and Einstein as Royal Society Fellows

People

18 days ago

Wits Professor Glenda Gray and Professor Clifford Woolf have been elected as 2026 Fellows of the Royal Society, one of the world's most prestigious institutions.

SA pumps R1.3 billion into new HIV injection to shed country's highest infection rate title

Family and Relationships

18 days ago

SA has committed R1.3 billion to roll out Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, in a major push to reduce new infections and change its HIV status.

"No on the Benz": Eastern Cape suspects arrested after two bodies found in Merc panel van

People

18 days ago

Two men were arrested in Nqanqarhu in the Eastern Cape after police found two dead bodies wrapped in plastic bags in the back of their Mercedes-Benz panel van.

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